ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED! WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED THE WEEK OF JUNE 10.
It takes a lot of people to keep electricity flowing, including more than a dozen linemen who work at Firelands Electric Cooperative. These linemen often face challenging and dangerous situations to ensure that your home, farm, or business receives safe, reliable power.
Working near high-voltage equipment on a regular basis, linemen wear special safety equipment to protect themselves. As part of National Electrical Safety Month, Firelands Electric Cooperative wants our younger co-op members to learn about the importance of this safety gear. For the second consecutive year, the co-op is sponsoring a contest for children in kindergarten through fifth grade to do just that. Three students will be randomly selected to attend a special lunch with some of Firelands Electric’s linemen and a behind-the-scenes look at the co-op’s utility equipment this summer!
Students can complete the quiz/entry form online at the link on this page or send in the printed copy found in May's issue of Ohio Cooperative Living magazine.
Contest rules:
- Children in kindergarten through fifth grade living in a home receiving its electric power from the cooperative are eligible to enter. Entries are limited to one per child.
- To enter, students simply complete the online entry form or send in the printed copy found in May's issue of Ohio Cooperative Living magazine.
- A parent or guardian must also agree to the rules and terms by clicking the checkbox on the online form or signing the section at the bottom of the printed version in the magazine.
- Completed paper entries may be mailed to: Safety Contest, Firelands Electric Cooperative, P.O. Box 32, New London, OH 44851. Entries may also be dropped off at the co-op office or emailed to members@firelandsec.com or completed online at the link on this page.
- Entries must be received by 4 p.m. on Monday, June 3.
- Students’ names will be placed into a drawing for a chance to win one of three spots for an exclusive tour of the co-op and lunch with some of Firelands’ linemen. Each of the three winners will be permitted to bring one adult chaperone to the event, which is tentatively scheduled for July 24.
- Winners will also be featured in the local pages of a future issue of Ohio Cooperative Living magazine, as well as on Firelands Electric Cooperative’s website and social media outlets.
For questions regarding this contest, contact the Member Services Department at members@firelandsec.com or 1-800-533-8658.